Corps de Garde
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Corps de Garde is a 720 metre-high mountain of volcanic origin, in the area of the Moka Range between the Mountain Du Rempart (545 m) and the Le Pouce Mountain (812 m) in the Plaines Wilhems
district of Mauritius
. This basaltic rock has an imposing appearance which is characterized by an abruptly breakup and is resembling a figure with a nose lying down. It is also famous for a nature reserve of about 90.33 ha
with a very rare flora such as Trochetia parviflora
which was rediscovered on a mountain slope in 2001, Pilea trilobata
which was rediscovered in 2005 and the Mandrinette
. On the foot of that hill are the towns of Rose-Hill
and Quatre Bornes
.
Plaines Wilhems
Plaines Wilhems is one of the most important districts in Mauritius. It has most of the major towns of the country, like Quatre-Bornes, Vacoas-Phœnix, Rose Hill etc. It is divided into Upper Plaine Wilhems and Lower Plaine Wilhems...
district of Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
. This basaltic rock has an imposing appearance which is characterized by an abruptly breakup and is resembling a figure with a nose lying down. It is also famous for a nature reserve of about 90.33 ha
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
with a very rare flora such as Trochetia parviflora
Trochetia parviflora
Trochetia parviflora is a very rare shrub from the Trochetia genus endemic to Mauritius. Traditionally included in the family Sterculiaceae, it is included in the expanded Malvaceae in the APG and most subsequent systematics.-Description:...
which was rediscovered on a mountain slope in 2001, Pilea trilobata
Pilea trilobata
Pilea trilobata is an endemic Mauritian plant from the genus Pilea within the Urticaceae family. It was first described by botanist Hugh Algernon Weddell in 1854. It was thought to be extinct since 1849 until it was rediscovered in April 2005 in the Corps de Garde Nature Reserve....
which was rediscovered in 2005 and the Mandrinette
Mandrinette
The Mandrinette is an extremely rare endemic shrub only known from steep slopes of the mountains Corps de Garde and Le Morne Brabant on Mauritius and from two further plants on Rodrigues...
. On the foot of that hill are the towns of Rose-Hill
Rose-Hill
Rose Hill is the third largest town in Mauritius, and is capital of the Lower Plaines Wilhems. It is a major commercial centre, second only to the capital Port Louis.-History:...
and Quatre Bornes
Quatre Bornes
Quatre Bornes is a town in Mauritius, located in the Upper Plaines Wilhems District, between the towns of Rose Hill and Vacoas-Phoenix. Covering an area of over twenty thousand square kilometres, Quatre Bornes is linked by roads to the north, east, south and west of Mauritius...
.